To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it;to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

There is all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

Power is something of which I am convinced there is no innocencethis side of the womb.

A man who doesn't trust himself can never really trust anyoneelse.

Prepareby knowing your walk away [conditions] and by building the number ofvariables you can work with during the negotiation... you need to have a walkaway... a combination of price, terms, and deliverables that represents theleast you will accept. Witho

Youdon't have to worry about being bit if the dog doesn't have any teeth.Success has made failures of many men.

In anyfree society, the conflict between social conformity and individual libertyis permanent, unresolvable, and necessary.

You made your bed, now lie in it.

The aimof argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.

The remedy for weakness is not brooding over weakness, but thinking of strength.

The art of showmanship is to give the public what is wants just before it knows what it wants.

It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to loseliberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.